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The Assignments created by Nikolai are a success and the proposals are better everyday.
I am honored, I have started the 1.st of the 1.st.
Congratulations Nikolai. :
Good iniciative.
Nice and good work .thumbthumb

I appreciate and share your enthusiasm, but I honestly think it's too early to call it any names. Once we manage to pass some "important" threshold, like at least 10 (mind you, as a programmer I'm using a hexadecimal notation, so it's 1610 :-) - then let's pop the beer or a bottle of un vieille veuve and have some celebration:-)

I appreciate and share your enthusiasm, but I honestly think it's too early to call it any names. Once we manage to pass some "important" threshold, like at least 10 (mind you, as a programmer I'm using a hexadecimal notation, so it's 1610 :-) - then let's pop the beer or a bottle of un vieille veuve and have some celebration:-)

Damn ! is there any photoshop "trick" in that ? if not, you damn rule.

(sorry for the "damn" thing, I just think this word is so cool )

No photoshop trick- the raindrops were in a spiders web between the rungs of a ladder I simply placed a flower on the lower rung and photographed the refracted image of the flower in the drops. The only trick is that the image was focus stacked from 2 shots of the same subjects- one shot was with the drops in focus (well nearly) and the refracted image very slightly OOF and the other shot was vice versa (ie the drops slightly OOF and the refracted image in focus). Should add this only works well with drops about 2mm in dia or smaller as larger drops distort the refracted image too much. If you are lucky or are more careful where you place the object to be refracted you can sometimes get the distances/ focal length of the drops to match and get both the drop and the refracted image both in focus in one shot.
Brian V.

No photoshop trick- the raindrops were in a spiders web between the rungs of a ladder I simply placed a flower on the lower rung and photographed the refracted image of the flower in the drops. The only trick is that the image was focus stacked from 2 shots of the same subjects- one shot was with the drops in focus (well nearly) and the refracted image very slightly OOF and the other shot was vice versa (ie the drops slightly OOF and the refracted image in focus). Should add this only works well with drops about 2mm in dia or smaller as larger drops distort the refracted image too much. If you are lucky or are more careful where you place the object to be refracted you can sometimes get the distances/ focal length of the drops to match and get both the drop and the refracted image both in focus in one shot.
Brian V.

Allright. This is stunning, thus.

Trust me, I don't usually like macro-photography but, hey ! 'must admit this is great.

Both taken today:
(I can't escape the house because of the kidlets, so I had to search the house)
3 rocks on my husbands climbing wall (plus a little visitor)
Shots on my son's bedroom wall (that I took when he was little)

Welcome to the Class!
Thank you for your entries:-)!

Three shots are just perfect! :

Three rocks - I wish you'd stopped down the aperture a bit.
You were probably "shooting" for the bug, and it's fine on its own, but speaking of three, the other two rocks are barely visible.
Oh well, I guess it's a mixed entry between One bug and Three rocks

I actually also shot it with about f8 and it looked better but when I uploaded it I realized it was OOF. Of course with 2 midgets climbing on me I couldn't reshoot. Maybe I should while they're drugged......I mean.....napping.

ETA: Here we go, God bless naps.

Same rock wall, just shot upwards from the base

and another.....hammock strings

Cool! I like the upward shot! I think it's a foundation for a very interestiung picture!

I actually also shot it with about f8 and it looked better but when I uploaded it I realized it was OOF. Of course with 2 midgets climbing on me I couldn't reshoot. Maybe I should while they're drugged......I mean.....napping.

ETA: Here we go, God bless naps.

Same rock wall, just shot upwards from the base

I think the one being blurry were pretty cool. Here, it's just... describing.
Kinda like the first one you've published.